The Triton DO8 Dissolved Oxygen Analyzer System from Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD, Irvine, CA) combines a multi-channel digital controller with a fluorescence quenching (FQ) sensing element to provide a reliable monitoring system for water treatment. The DO8 stores calibration data within the sensor, which minimizes maintenance over long service intervals.

The Workman Personal Fall Limiter from MSA (Pittsburgh, PA) is made from a lightweight yet durable thermoplastic housing, plus rugged, impact-absorbing protective bumpers. A choice of cable or web lifelines are available, not to mention a multitude of connector choices. The Workman PFL is made to be durable and easy to use, according to the manufacturer, and has a 400-pound working capacity, no annual recertification requirement, and an integral load indicator.

While the whole tech world is abuzz over the Apple iPad, one country is notably absent: China. The shiny new gadgets aren't available there yet, but that doesn't mean there isn't a host of copycats and replicas available for the more adventurous consumer, and at a fraction of the cost. In fact, one Chinese businessman claims his manufacturing company was stolen from , by Apple, and he's turning to the law to make his case.

The call for transparency and accountability is everywhere, and it’s deafening. And that means us — even as responsible corporations and/or environmental citizens, too, not just politicians. With the growing pessimism of consumers against the unknowns of chemicals, paired with the origins of explosions and oil spills, these trends could become disastrous for the processing reputation.

This Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II doesn't get your standard paint job, to say the least. It's supposed to be able to fly into enemy airspace without being detected by typical radar systems, which isn't an easy task. The people at Lockheed Martin have developed a whole host of laser systems to precisely paint the technology-heavy planes to make them as stealthy as possible.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A ban on insurance companies dropping coverage of homeowners who have found corrosive Chinese drywall in their homes is headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal after getting final legislative passage Tuesday.
The bill by Rep. Julie Quinn, R-Metairie, would prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew policies for homes because of Chinese-made drywall, which has been blamed for home corrosion and health concerns.

DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler Group LLC has ended a cost-saving requirement that all workers take the same two weeks off during the summer, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.
For the past two years, cash-starved Chrysler shut down all of its operations during the same two weeks in July that it closed U.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Industrial production rose 1.2 percent in May as manufacturing remained a key engine of the economic recovery.
The Federal Reserve says output at the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose over April's 0.7 percent increase. The industrial sector's gains reflect the growing strength of the recovery.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Swiss chocolate maker Lindt had humble beginnings when it set up its U.S. headquarters in southeastern New Hampshire back in 1989.
"At that point in time we were a very small unit, manufacturing just a few products," said Ernst Tanner, Lindt CEO. "Our brand was really not established.

KINSTON, N.C. (AP) — Industrial giant DuPont has agreed to pay a $59,000 penalty for mercury discharges at a North Carolina plant.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday the settlement relates to the company's polymer fiber manufacturing facility in Kinston.
The EPA says discharges at the plant exceeded permitted levels of mercury for eight months between September 2008 and March 2009.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A climate and energy bill being pushed in the Senate would cost American households 22 to 40 cents a day — less than the cost of a first-class postage stamp, the Obama administration said Tuesday.
An analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that the Senate bill, sponsored by Sens.

Driscoll’s is a fourth-generation family-owned company that is the world’s leading supplier of fresh berries. The company works with a network of independent farmers throughout the world and needed a project management solution that would enable it to efficiently oversee and execute global projects throughout the organization.

Scientists at the University of Missouri have accomplished what many thought to be impossible: making fake chicken that tastes and feels like the real deal. It's soy-based, and considered to be the first "meat analogue." While some might consider it a novelty, the scientists involved think it could help the country depend less on expensive and agriculturally-intensive poultry production while continuing to satisfy our love for all things chicken.

During the first few weeks of the BP oil spill, Kevin Costner was the butt of a lot of jokes surrounding his so-called fix for the polluted Gulf of Mexico, which revolves around a fairly simple and well-known concept: the centrifuge. Costner says he bought the patent to the device more than a decade ago, and has spent a lot of money in the meantime bringing it to fruition.

testo Inc. (Sparta, NJ) has released two new thermal imagers, the testo 875 and testo 881, which can be used for diagnostics in building performance, predictive maintenance, and thermal anomalies. The testo 881 was designed with the maintenance professional in mind, with a <0.

The FLEXconveyor from Bliss Industries Inc. (Milpitas, CA) allows users to unclamp and re-clamp any section of the conveyor line to meet changing needs or improved processes, and is 20 percent off now through July 4, 2010. According to the company, the FLEXconveyor is ideal for low-and high-mix facilities, and allows manufacturers to utilize lean manufacturing to the extreme.

igus (East Providence, RI) is now offering the RX energy tube, which was developed especially for the machine tool industry, and is nearly 100 percent chip-proof. The domed outer contour allows debris — such as metal or wood chips — to simply fall off the tube.